Ladywell, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny

[Tracey8]

Hi, Just wondering if anyone cud help me as regards a house in Ladywell, a period house, up a lane opposite the water garden. It is the house on the right.  It is boarded up, in disrepair. Cud anyone tell me the name of the house and the history of the house.

Thank you

[jakel]

Hi, I know the house you mean.I was born and raised in Thomastown. I often delivered groceries to that house as a shop boy. A family by the name of Kennedy lived there at that time. I didn't know the house was boarded up as I pass by that way once a week. As far as I am aware a daughter of that family still owns the property, but dont know her marriage name and I thought she and her husband still lived there. Maybe she built a new house. A family named Glendon lived there before Kennedy's .
There is a very large farm attached to that house. I will make some enquiries tomorrow and let you know how I get on.             
                                               Regards. jakel

[Tracey8]

Thanks jakel, i took a walk up there yesterday and it looked beautiful in the snow, awful pity its not being used, all boarded up and big window broken around the side. It was for sale last year, just wondered if they sold it or not

Thank u   

[jakel]

Hi Tracy8.
Just a little more info on that house. It was sold pending planning permission being granted for a hotel last year, but permission was denied and I dont know what the situation is now. It is reported  that this is the oldest house in Thomastown. Dont know how old that is though. You said you were there yesterday. Are you by any chance a decendent of a thomastown family. If so I would be interested in keeping in touch.
                                                                     Regards ;   jakel

[Tracey8]

U are just full of info, thanks so much for that. Im so glad it was denied planning for a hotel, just dont think it wud be fitting for the area. No i am not from thomastown, i am living in ladywell for the past 3 years, and absolutely love it here. My dog ran off on me the other day up that lane, i followed her up and there was this beautiful house! Never even knew it existed, just goes to show there is so much to discover in this beautiful town! If i won the lotto i wud buy it in a heart beat, restore it to its original beauty.

Thank u so much for the info Jakel 

[Tracey8]

Picture of house in ladywell

[shanew147]

If you can locate the house on the old OSI maps it might be possible to find out it's original name and some details on the old owners (as in during the 19thC).

   See Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny   

Select the historic options on the right to see older maps. The 25" maps are from around 1890, the 6" maps from 1820 to 1840.


Shane

p.s. could it be the House named Mill view on the maps ?

[Tracey8]

Hi Shane,

Thanks so much for that tip, i think u might be right about the name Millview according to the map, i also found a window restorer who may have worked on the house on the Irish Georgian Society website. It is a georgian style house, and he refers to workin on a house called millview on his website : "Millview, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny- restoration of the sash windows with sections of the wood being replaced in the original windows with frames and draught proofing being included in the restoration" Maybe that is the house he is refering to. Obviously it hasnt occured yet as the windows are still boarded up

Thanks again

[jakel]

Hi Tracy.
The house in the photo is not Millview. It is (or was ) Kennedy's in my time. If you go up that lane that you went up and go straight in the gate facing you, that is Millview.owned by the Hoyne family. This family previously ran a bar/grocery/hardware shop where Capitol hardware now is. The late Mrs. Hoyne was a daughter of the Pilsworth family who owned the mill in mill st. The family are still engaged in a number of businesses in the town. The picture of "Kennedy's" brought back some memories. I could tell you some stories about it. ( But not here ) Both houses have quiet a bit of history attached to them. A point of interest, my grand uncle owned a forge where the coffee shop in the watergarden now stands. I think I may have revealed my identity there.
                                                                                                       Regards  ; jakel